They can put a man on the moon. Why Can't They....

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To me, it would seem that they could improve the quality of life for the Inpatient in so many ways. I think if they could put a man on the moon, surely they could....

* Invent a smaller K pill?

* Invent a tastier po K elixir

* Invent a "burnless" K rider

* Find an easier-to-take bowel prep than GoLytely

What are some of your ideas?

Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.
well theres many out there that believe we have never really been to the moon...

Hahahahahaha!

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It is not a nursing responsibility because we cannot prescribe pain medications...

Sorry Angie, but you're just... wrong.

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.
... Why can't they invent...

2) Beds that actually STEER? ...

And that actually lock.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.
And now I will bow out of this discussion and hope you don't hit me!

Don't be silly, LF, I wouldn't hit you.

Because in our short, pitiful lives, huge Potassium pills happen to us all.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.
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Originally Posted by Angie O'Plasty, RN

It is not a nursing responsibility because we cannot prescribe pain medications...

Sorry Angie, but you're just... wrong.

Wow, where do you work?!

I'd love to be able to change that Morphine 2 mg IV q4h that isn't touching my chronic back patient's pain to Dilaudid 2-4mg IV q4h at 0300 without calling the doc for new orders!

And Lord help my patient if he's not interested in changing the medication or increasing the dose.:rolleyes:

But it happens. And I, as a nurse, can do very little about it.

So please enlighten me, Larry. Where'm I going wrong here?

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Someone once posted about a milder bowel prep that was being ordered for elderly patients at the place where she worked. GoLytely and is generic equivalents are so devastating to the elderly.

You know, I've been on both sides of GoLytely, as a RN and as a patient and my opinion is that there ain't nothin' "lyte" about it! :imbar

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Why can't we get rid of the qwerty keyboards on computers and put in Dvoraks? It would be easier for people who can't type worth doodoo. And some of the computer systems for healthcare do require typing.

We can put a man on the moon, why can't we have a TV show that actually shows that when people have multiple sex partners without protection they can end up with STD's, hepatitis, and AIDS not to mention pregnancies? (Might stop some of the idiot things in the Funny Things in the ED board - but then we'd lose some of the humor!)

Why can't we just admit that taking care of patients is hard and sometimes it hurts your back (I don't have a nurse's back, by the way - mine is fine) instead of endless "save your back" courses? This is blame the victim.

We can put a man on the moon (July 1969 was the first time) why can't we get along in healthcare instead of yelling at each other? Why can't we take care of each other?

Your turn!

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It is not a nursing responsibility because we cannot prescribe pain medications.

Now, back to the original topic please.

Thank you, Angie! I am a patient advocate, but there isn't a whole lot I can do when the doctor WILL NOT prescribe an effective pain med for someone with a broken leg and I have to be the one to tell the crying patient..."The doctor says for you to take some Motrin".....aaaaagh!

Breaks my heart....they have pain meds for a REASON!!:angryfire

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nerdse

Yelling at someone like many doctors do both to their patients and their nurses is as good a remedy for pain as any, didn't ya know? Yelling makes the pain go away but it will also give a nurse a bad back. All those courses of "it's your fault you have a bad back" is to deflect the fault from the perp to you and or your patient. So will what I call sweet and sour behavior/interaction (especially if you don't see it coming or after awhile even if you know it is coming (conditioning)). Isn't conversion an interesting topic? I shoulda been a psych nurse. Sorry about getting off topic. :rolleyes: :)

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Here is some good news I thought I would share with you all. I found it Local6.com Orlando Florida.

NASA has a healing light that can be used for pain or wounds. The device is FDA approved.

Please check out the following link. It sells for about $900.00

http://www.local6.com/health/4069815/detail.html

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Specializes in Utilization Management.
Here is some good news I thought I would share with you all. I found it Local6.com Orlando Florida.

NASA has a healing light that can be used for pain or wounds. The device is FDA approved.

Please check out the following link. It sells for about $900.00

http://www.local6.com/health/4069815/detail.html

Wounds?? As in decubs? That's absolutely amazing!

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Wounds?? As in decubs? That's absolutely amazing!

Well, I just wrote a whole little paragraph here in reply but musta hit something wrong. When I hit the back button eveyrthing I wrote was gone. I know I can't repeat verbatim everything I wrote before so just phooey.

Anyway....the article said: arthritic joints, wound injury, burns, sore throats, laryngitis, etc. and said they had good results from using the device.

Now all you have to do to get one is to call somebody and have them come in and give a demo of the device...convince the floor nurse/charge nurse/staffing coordinator/unit clerk/department head-professor/hospital services/acquisitions/corportate CEO of the hospital ...then convince somebody in the budget department to requisition one for you because you really need one and you can have it. :rotfl: :) No easy feat, huh?

Sorry....I have a tad bit dry humor. Please don't hate me for it. :)

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